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1 day ago · More recent laws with some whistleblower protection include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), Seamans Protection Act as amended by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (SPA), Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA ...
5 days ago · The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, 5 U.S.C. 2302 (b) (8)- (9), Pub.L. 101-12 as amended, is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers who work for the government and report the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of a...
36 minutes ago · Far from it—whistleblower rewards strengthen companies’ compliance programs in several important ways. They actually deter fraud. Raising the likelihood of exposure encourages companies to genuinely police themselves. Before the Dodd-Frank Act, corporate compliance programs generally were ineffective. They failed to prevent the 2008 ...
Jul 7, 2024 · Understanding the legal considerations for whistleblower protection is vital for organizations to establish a robust framework that safeguards whistleblowers from retaliation and promotes a culture of integrity and compliance.
6 days ago · Introduced Senate Bill Would Provide Essential Protection s for Congressional Whistleblowers “This is the most significant breakthrough Congress could give to whistleblowers.” That is how Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, describes the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act (CWPA) introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and endorsed by many ...
5 days ago · A bill to provide protections for employees of, former employees of, and applicants for employment with Federal agencies, contractors, and grantees whose right to petition or furnish information to Congress is interfered with or denied. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress.
Jul 9, 2024 · The bill provides enhanced protections and expedites investigations of instances in which probationary federal employees are fired for whistleblowing; enacts reforms to ensure that managers who retaliate against whistleblowers are held accountable; provides the Office of Special Counsel with adequate access to information from ...
